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as in to push
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one
playfully he propelled his rambunctious friend into the swimming pool to cool off
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as in to move
to set or keep in motion
the aircraft is propelled by a pair of turboprop engines
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Recent Examples of propel
The Tesla, SpaceX and X leader also became a Republican megadonor in recent years, and helped propel President-elect Donald Trump back to the White House.
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Wolfe was propelled 25 feet into the back of a truck, using a wire.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
The titular Challengers competition was fierce and exciting, propelled by Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor's irresistible score.
—Naomi Osaka, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Related article Images reveal how an orca pod hunts the world’s largest fish
Instead, social or environmental factors may have propelled this migration, Cheeseman said.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Wolfe was propelled 25 feet into the back of a truck, using a wire.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
The titular Challengers competition was fierce and exciting, propelled by Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor's irresistible score.
—Naomi Osaka, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Related article Images reveal how an orca pod hunts the world’s largest fish
Instead, social or environmental factors may have propelled this migration, Cheeseman said.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for propel
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Opposition lawmakers had pushed an initial impeachment vote on Dec. 7, but that failed to clear the 200-votes needed to impeach Yoon after lawmakers from his ruling People’s Power Party walked out of the chamber.Lim Hui Jie,Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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Politics Democrat Derek Tran ousts Republican Michelle Steel in competitive Orange County House race Nov. 27, 2024 The Orange County GOP pushed back on the voter fraud claims in a detailed email that went out last week to a mailing list of about 60,000 people, Avila said.Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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The team’s pattern of drafting college hitters who should move quickly says that that is not their mindset, so go spend some of Arte’s money.Keith Law, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Her mother didn’t like the feeling of the baby moving inside her, and didn’t have a baby shower, according to Blanchard.Scarlett Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Doe alleges that he was drugged and sodomized by the disgraced mogul, being shoved into a vehicle where the assault allegedly took place.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Footage shows the Hitchcock family’s son was shoved onto the floor, grabbed roughly by the shoulders, dragged by his arms and slammed into a table, among other things.Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Slice has released exclusive apps that accommodate popular contactless payment solutions and enable convenient QR technology to drive self-service experiences among other improvements.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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The light display tour is free to drive through but donations are accepted.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2024
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This year, the day marks the 83rd anniversary of the surprise attack that thrust the U.S. into World War II. More than 2,400 American service men and women were killed in the early attack launched by Japan at the United States Navy Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Helen has worked tirelessly to maintain her operation, but an extramarital affair thrusts her into a tense and intricate web of conspiracies and cover-ups involving multiple governments and organizations.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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In most cases, the memo said, home alarm systems were not activated and most of the homes were unoccupied at the time.Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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When the fire broke out the night of Dec. 9, school officials started communicating with students around 11 p.m. and activated the shelter-in-place protocol about two hours later, spreading the word through text messages, email, social media, and by going door to door.Amy Taxin and Eric Thayer, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
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Are the individuals to blame, or are they impelled by a cruel society or a divinely sanctioned hand?Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Economic troubles have impelled many Southern conservatives, like Mayor Rocker, to consider fresh approaches to the role that government plays in health care.Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2024
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“Propel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propel. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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